Did you know there is a wonderful place dedicated to all things hummingbirds called the Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History? It is a wonderful nature preserve in South Carolina that's not ...

The largest fires in WNC were the Deep Woods and Black Cove fires in Polk County not far from Hendersonville, that forced evacuations in Polk and Henderson counties along with states of emergency.

The North Carolina Forest Service will hold a community meeting in Henderson County on Tuesday, March 25, to update the ...

Tracy Bell frequently plays Wheel of Bonuses late into the night, due to an inability to sleep, NC lottery officials said in a March 13 news release. NC Education Lottery photo A woman dealing ...

A rumor spread throughout Facebook yesterday of an escaped gorilla at the Virginia Zoo, but there is just one problem — the zoo does not have gorillas. Multiple people on Facebook claimed to ...

Snakes do it, too. And 38 snake species in North Carolina, now’s the time of year when we are more likely to run into them. But generally speaking, most of our state’s snakes are nonvenmous ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — Police at a North Carolina university say they are seeking the names of several people caught on video on campus. Photos were posted Friday on social media by the North Carolina ...

Here are maps illustrating the current situation. Officials listed 81 wildfires in North Carolina as of Thursday morning, totaling more than 1,500 acres. This was down from more than 200 blazes at ...

The N.C. Zoo, outside Asheboro ... is a general assignment reporter at The News & Observer who writes about North Carolina culture, religion and social issues. She has held jobs throughout ...

open image in gallery A weekend map shows all the fires reported in North Carolina, with blazes marked by red still active. There were fewer on Tuesday as crews made progress (Screengrab/North ...